Comments by "John Cunningham" (@johncunningham4820) on "IWrocker" channel.

  1. You should look up an OLD clip of a TGV setting an outright World Record . About 500 and something km/h from memory .
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  2. That was quite likely a Huge Transformer . A 200 + tonne Solid Block of Iron and Copper . And then there's the weight of the Transport Dolly as well .
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  3. They ARE however , taught English from VERY early , so in general speak English extremely well .
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  4. Truck Driving , here in Australia , actually has no Official Trade Curriculum . Something I believe should have been addressed DECADES ago . It would go a LONG way in getting the " Cowboys " off the Roads . And the TWU is Transport Workers Union Australia , BTW .
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  5. Way less than 1% . Americans tend to think the Entire World revolves about them .
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  6. The Blank spot on the Map is most likely a Military Area . We have a few scattered around . Australia is one of the " Five Eyes " Countries .
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  7. That's because 6 Air Defence Guards is worth 10+ normal Grunts.....................................
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  8. Hell No . THAT is absolutely a KIWI Accent . Oh , and my guess is that , that is a Legit Ad . Kiwi's do talk like that . But they are ALSO aware of the Comical side of their Native Accent .
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  9. " That's not a Zipcode , THIS is a Zipcode " . And the Rabbit thing , Yeah , someone " F-ed " up , deluxe .
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  10. Ford ( Aust ) Falcon XY - GTHO . 351 Cleveland Powered . The HO in the Model Designation stands for " Handling Option " . Fastest 4 - door car in the World at its time . Brutal . P.S. The Bike Riders LOVE Phillip Island . That tells you something .
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  11. Hey Ian , there's an Aussie Movie , starring Eric Bana , called " The Beast " . It's about a Ford Build along the same lines as this Thing here . " 600 horsepower on Leaf Springs ? You're Mad...."
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  12. As an ACTUAL Australian , that was good . Old Mate there actually DOES get it and understand . As do you Ian . Lotsa Fun .
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  13. Should have said to them , " You took him away , so YOU bring him back . Or take him to the Hospital to get his Foot Examined . Choice is yours , Officer " .
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  14. Air -Cooled Normally Aspirated . That " Blower " scream is actually the Cooling Fan . Yes everything about it is L O U D . And Tatra Chassis' are the most interesting and well executed Modular Drive Units EVER . By anyone .
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  15. Over here in Australia there are quite a few Unimogs around as Expeditionary/Apocalypse Vehicles , for someone with a bit of Money . There is even a Specialist Engineering Firm called Unidan that can build virtually anything onto a UniMog chassis . Our Army uses them so they are AVAILABLE , usually in Good condition and Very well maintained and reasonable Mileage too .
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  16.  @lancehanrahan562  . Geckos are Harmless . And Cute .
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  17. Yes , these old British Workhorses all SOUNDED wonderful . Back when Great Britain were the Premier Engineers of the World .
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  18. I think that little Metal Ball thingy on the Tap @5:56 was a Water-Hammer suppressor . Diaphragm and Some Air pressure , as a Hydrostatic Damper . The Squiggly Lines in the Field just looked like someone , probably a Kid , had been tooling around in the area on a Minibike . The Best routes . The Red Poles in the Highway divider are near the " Light-horse Interchange " on the M4 Sydney . The represent the Soldiers of " The Light Brigade " . And finally , the last Item , the Stone Egg looked like something known as a Thunder-Egg . An Opal related Natural formation .
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  19.  @Jeni10  . They aren't Rats . They're LOCUSTS .
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  20. There are THREE categories of B-Double . 19 metre , 25 metre and 26 metre . 19 metre tend to be Fuel Trucks . Same length as a Maximum length Single , but Well Heavier . 55 T . 25 metre are 34 pallet Cab-over combos .62.5 T . 26 metre are 32 pallet Bonneted trucks , 62.5 T .
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  21. This is one of the BEST Advertising " Mini-Series " EVER . You gotta look up the " Meerkats " as well .
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  22. Yes , the SCANIA V-8s do sound really good . Those were all running the Newer 16 litre Engine . IMO the Old 14 litre Bent 8 sounded even better .
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  23. TVR's in General are Nutty . They HAVE built some absolute Dogs too , unfortunately .
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  24. Lake Eerie is Lake Erie . One of the Great Lakes on the St Lawrence River between Canada and the USA .
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  25. John Clarke , Rest In Peace , was totally Original and Unique . He had the Delivery of a Horse Race-Caller and , as heard here , could come up with a Vocabulary for a series of Sketches . Mostly REAL words just taken WAY out of Context OR original meaning . A Genius . Smarter than any 10 people you know .
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  26. Love the sound of the 5 - banger AUDI's the best . A unique sound .
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  27. Ian , that's Not a double Trailer . It is a Rigid Truck and a Drawbar Trailer . SINGLE Trailer . That was an EXCELLENT Instructional Video for reversing that configuration .
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  28. That Strongman Guy is a VERY LARGE UNIT . He has to weigh 300 kg , all Muscle . He seems like a Nice Bloke too .
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  29.  @CQuinnLady  . It's a comment concerning You-Tube posters not really researching enough.............
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  30. That Ford BADGED Prime-mover was an LTL model . A Louisville (loosely built) 😂. VERY old . Still one of the Best LOOKING Trucks ever built . The Old Fire Truck was an International ACCO . Cheap and Rugged as F . The Old Blue Bus was a Leyland Leopard . Good Buses were those . Yes , the Old Bonneted Flatbed WAS an ANCIENT International . The Later Blue Ford was again a Louisville , LNT series . I think the Really Old Army Truck , with Arched Top may have been a SCAMMEL . Basically Prehistoric . Great turnout . Good Video Ian . AND , Happy New Year , Mate .
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  31. That Stunning Blonde South African Girl can ACTUALLY tell a Story well . FUNNY Lady . The Safari Gear story . Australia does have a " Dialect " or two . We CAN , if we wish , be as Unintelligible as a NORTHERN Scotsman . But , Yes , definitely English here . And Emus rock . Smoother ride than a Kangaroo .😆 Mr Blackbeard was Priceless . Knew how to deal with an Idiot . I am surprised you weren't hiding under the Desk , disavowing any affiliation whatsoever , to America , by the end of that , Ian .
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  32.  @RandomStuff-he7lu  . Not true ! Even though Parents ARE known to allow Older Children Wine with dinner Etc , it IS totally ILLEGAL to do so .
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  33. Europeans LOVE their Hot 4-bangers . Americans ? Has it got a VEE-YATE in it Cletus ? Nope . Not interested . These Rally Drivers have Other-Worldly levels of skill . You just watched that Guy setting up and STARTING turns BEFORE going Airborne . And NAILED 'em .
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  34.  @abrilvelez4681 . HEY ! So talking that Spaniard Speak . Speak English ! 🤣🤣🙃. Cheers from Australia .
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  35. Yeah , Vauxhall is GM . Same car gets different Badges in different Markets . Australia HOLDEN Astra .
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  36.  @WooShell . And a Fiat 124 could park Under the F-350 .
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  37. The U.S. Gallon being smaller I blame on Capitalist Greed .
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  38. Oh really ? I am an Aussie , and I had definitely heard Kiwi's that sound like that . South Island , fresh off the Boat .
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  39. damn the Editor Bot ! These cars were called " Group A " . 5 Litre Maximum and Built using a Domestic Sedan Chassis and Shell .
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  40. Kangaroo Meat is VERY Lean and slightly Gamy in flavour .
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  41.  @barrycuda3769  . Nope . Wrong . The Block expands more than the Pistons . More Metal means more expansion . Quite likely using Solid Ceramic pistons as well . Very little expansion in those .
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  42.  @davidd1492  . The Sub-Continent ? I just had to say that . I have actually worked with a few Indians that were Really Good Operators . But most.....................
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  43.  @Matt-fl6ys  Australia . NOT a Campus . Semi-Rural or even Fully Rural area .
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  44.  @mortified776  . Way back when the Australian Army bought the Mack 6x6's to replace the Old 6x6 C-1800 International " Blitz " Wagons , they ended up keeping several of the Inters . As TOW Trucks . Mack's kept getting bogged . Progress huh ? 🤣
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  45. Indeed . VERY different .
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  46. Exactly what I was thinking . Definitely NOT Finland .
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  47. Cutlery can be referred to as " Fighting Irons " . LOL .
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  48.  @taurus2016  . Almost certainly meant Austria .
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  49.  @DiamandiL  Ah . PK . The H -16 ALSO made a Mad sound .
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  50.  @anzaca1  . OK . Thanks . It's done well enough that they COULD be .
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  51. I am an Older Australian , and even I have to occasionally ask , " Sorry , say 'gain (again) " . Whole Sentence , one word , without vowels . 🤣
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  52.  @jokervienna6433  . Fine . Seems like madness . It might be sensible for them to Reverse IN though and drive out once Loaded . Safer surely .
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  53. There WOULD be a turn-around area at the Loading site , count on it .
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  54.  @grahvis . Yeah , the Spanish were in the Americas way before the Brits . They CERTAINLY influenced the Southern Continent , but not so much Territorial Northerners .
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  55. Yeah . I noticed the Short Footage of the Bushmen too .
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  56. Gympie Gympie aka Suicide Bush . Apparently there is something similar in South Africa . Which makes a certain amount of sense I guess . Also , there was a Short Clip of " Natives " in this video that WERE NOT Aboriginal or Thursday Islanders OR New Guinea natives . Kalahari Bushmen . Africa .
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  57. Sixes are Usually more reliable than Bent 8s . 7 Main bearings to deal with what's going on . V-8 only has 5 . You COULD build a Very Offset 8 to increase Main bearing count to 8 , but lose the Packaging advantages .
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  58. The Bike WAS INDEED a Ducati . Pantah 650 model I believe , although could have been 600 of even 500 . I'm thinking , the Wedding Photo , the Bride has just spotted that the Parents are starting to fight , and the Boys are BETTING on the Outcome . 🤣
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  59.  @louiserawle8999  . But you watch his Channel regardless . That makes YOU a Hypocrite I would say .
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  60.  @HJZ75driver  . NO . NEVER for that duty cycle . Three Trailers , Loose Dirt Roads and Single Drive do Not Mix . Any Axle with Dual Tyres WILL BE a Drive axle .
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  61. I noticed the Same about the Diffs . Surely it HAD cross locks , one would hope .
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  62.  @BlazinRican1000  0430 hrs . I'm a Retiree with a Broken Body-clock . About to sleep now .
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  63. Are you Spamming ? The Territory used to be De-Restrict right through the North-South Road until the Ran a " Cannonball " Event up there , long ago . There was an Horrific Accident at one of the Checkpoints with 5 deaths occurring . This led to a Federal Law that the National Limit was 100 km/h . The " Ghostbusters " signs DO still exist here and there around the place , but they MEAN 100 . Any time one of those gets replaced , a Number replaces it . A State can post a Higher limit on certain Roads , BUT , they have to be SPECIFIC as to what that higher limit is .
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  64. Nope . Water-cooled 18 litre Fiat Engine .
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  65.  @suave-rider  . What does FEDERAL have to do with it . This is a State or , in fact , LOCAL issue . Wake Up DUDE .
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  66.  @SanctuaryLife  . I will take YOUR word for that . Sounds like you know from experience .
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  67.  @paulgdunsford7469  ..............which was EXACTLY my point , Eh . 6 SMART Heavy Duty Combat Troops is more than a match for 10 or more " standard " grunts .
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  68.  @JoTracy  . Yes .
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  69. Yep . True . Henry made the better product over all .
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  70. And of course , Rammstein crosses all Borders . Never released ANYTHING in English . Bick Titten , which pretty well means what you think it does . 😂.
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  71.  @RandomStuff-he7lu  . Actually , it IS Illegal . But no-one is EVER going to enforce it , are they .
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  72. EVERYBODY used to watch This Guy . Very much LARGER than Life Character . Also , in Fact , a Worlds LEADING authority on some of these species . A Once in a Generation Person . Rest in Peace , Mr Steve Irwin .
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  73. Ian , these Awesome Behemoths CORNER so well because 90-95 % of the weight is basically between the Centre of the Upper Tyre sidewalls . And the Wheel track is 50% at least , wider than most Cars . 11 Tonne Truck that's Faster , by far , than most Cars .
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  74. The Honda Valkyrie is a 1.8 litre FLAT 6 . The Sporty Model of the Current Goldwing Motor . The V-8 sound you are used to is , Yes , much lower Revs and usually with a Cross-Plane Crank . 90 degree throws . I think that is using a Flat-Plane Crank . 180 degree throws . Sounds somewhat like a V-8 Cosworth F1 Engine .
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  75. I think it has the 180 degree sound .
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  76. His " Lap of Bathurst " must have been a long time ago . 5 tonne limit on the Mountain these days . Has been for quite a while . 3 days across Australia East-West , is GOING LIKE F++K speed . Yes the Coaches are Fast , but Holy Shit , Batman .
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  77. The one you asked Spa ? YES . It Is significant , when the greatest of the Great , call Jim Clark the Greatest of all . Leaving the others behind . Clean set of heels . And looks like he's driving to the Shops on a Rainy Day . But take it from a Retired professional driver . Smooth IS fast . If it looks like Battle Royale' , you're pushing beyond YOUR ability .
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  78. All that Chocolate is VERY Milky and Melty . Keep it Cool . NOT FRIDGE ! .
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  79. That Egg technique makes a SUPERB Omelette or Scramble too . Basically you beat the Whites until they are nearly Meringue then Fold the Yolks in thoroughly but Gently . NO OIL in the Mixing or it wont work .
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  80. The UTE word does mean a particular Style . Like an El Camino . If there are external Rear Wheel Tubs we will call it a Truck or Pick-up as well .
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  81. If you are new Zealander , from across the " Dutch " (the tasman sea,lol) Chips are " Chups " and Thongs are Jandles .
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  82. Hahaha Cactus means F--ked . The young man is doing well at staying away from the Real Vernacular . Knackered is the correct spelling for Tired . Not Nackered . Young Man had a Good List . There are MORE of course , but nothing comes to mind now .
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  83. Don't be DAFT . Definitely 4 Drive .
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  84. Car is PRICELESS . Driven by the Man who Built it . Ford 351 Cleveland , hand assembled , hand bent headers , breathing through a BIG 4-Barrel Carb . Dick is well into his 70's I would think . Could have gone quicker , no doubt . But the POINT was to give everyone a Look and Listen .
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  85. Happy Thanksgiving Ian . BTW , Food is over-rated . It makes you a Fat , Round , Roly-Poly person .
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  86. An Aussie here . I would love to see how a V-8 Supercar Stacks up here . Same as al the Others . Different Tracks = different Gearing .
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  87. WTF .
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  88. And people think the Germans don't have a Sense of Humour........................................
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  89.  @adambrock3932  . Australia IS a Continent unto itself .
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  90. What? Rubbish . Nothing like a NASCar .
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  91.  @larrylongprong5219  With a 19 metre Overall limit , there would be problems complying to Length regs I reckon , even with an Integrated Sleeper , which I doubt it was on a 389 . You don't get Arrested for it , just Parked up for Towing . A 41 foot/12.5 metre Trailer MIGHT be Compliant , but would Restrict your Loads . Everyone else is using 45 and 48 foot trailers these days . You got a Photo ? With a link ?
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  92. Yeah . True . The Mack's and Kenworth's were more adaptable to OUR conditions . What with the Length restrictions Nationally .
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  93. Looks like something SISU would build . The Over-dimension transport solutions Specialists . Amazing machine .
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  94. Stone the Crows , a Blast from the Past................................................
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  95.    The America's . North Continent and South Continent . Pretty obvious really .
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  96. Those Boys are HILARIOUS . I have always thought of " America " as The America's . Some of those alternate Titles were REALLY clever . I do think it somewhat arrogant that the " You Knighted Steaks " claims a Monopoly on the Title .
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  97. Fun and Hi-jinks with Native species .🤣😂🙃😐😱. Happy New Year to you and your Clan , Ian . Cheers from Oz .
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  98. Last I heard , Sydney ALSO has an Airport Link Train . Connects straight into the Main Grid .
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  99. That Gigantic Sea Creature looked like some kind of Monstrous Salamander . Yeah those tiny Irukandji Jellyfish are one of the Worlds most Toxic Animals . The size of your Thumb Tip .
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  100. Sydney , Australia , is even more Expensive than Melbourne . Land prices are a OUTRAGE here .
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  101.  @keithwilson1554  Ah yes . IPEC . Upside Down Transport .
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  102.  @dawgwithabone6826  . Good . Glad the Magistrate rebuked the Prosecutor .
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  103. Actros's are a Good truck , but , soulless and overly Complex . A breakdown a long way out in one of those would be a FUCKING NIGHTMARE .
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  104. The U.S. does do A-doubles , but not so many . Never seen a B-type coupling on a U.S. truck .
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  105. The Swedes do run some Heavy and Large Combinations . A while back I used to watch the Daily Adventures of a Swedish Lady Truck driver Anjelica Larsson . Tiny Girl , Very Cute and 100% the Real thing . A good insight into Swedish Trucking . She has not posted in a good while , but there are plenty of Videos on her site nonetheless .
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  106. So Glad you mentioned " The Engineer " , Larry Perkins . At one point his Shop was building everyone else's Crate Engines . Telemetry and Fuelling Specs were THEIR problem , but the " Air Compressor " bit was a Known Item . SOLID ! Larrikan Larry .
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  107. 351 Cleveland (5.8 litres) . 4V heads (does not mean 4 valve , just a development) . May have been Injected at that stage . YEP ! Sounded wonderful . Take another look at the In-car Clip again . Conrod straight WITHOUT the Chase in it . They used to get Air-borne at the Hump .
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  108.  @bigoz1977  . I knew a Weird guy . He was Ford all the way . But drove a Holden VL Calais . When you pointed this out to him he would SHOUT , " It is NOT a Holden , it's a CALAIS ! " . Yeah right buddy . A Nissan Skyline with a Body Kit then ?
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  109.  @timjohnun4297  . Really ? What about the SLR5000 before it ? Or the XU-1 before that ?
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  110.  @jarpa153  Pretty well the same over here on Federal Free Territory . Not however on Private Property or Military Land .
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  111.  @jokervienna6433  . What ? You walked your Dog all the way into the Logging camp without getting stopped and sent away ? From the Heavy Industrial Site . That you were not authorised to be in ? Miles into the Forest .
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  112. Darrell Lea is a Confectioner of the Highest calibre . They used to have their own Boutique stores . That became too expensive , Business Rationality wise , to maintain . Basically they went broke and got a Bail-out . Cash injection . Now they Market the same way as everyone else . The Original people maintained their positions on the Production floor . Other heads rolled . BTW the Wife and Kids are ADORABLE . All .
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  113. Real Liquorice is Black/Dark brown and ANISEED Flavoured .
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  114. I believe that Big Orange thing under the Water is a Coral of some kind . The " Prison Tree " looks like a Baobab Tree I reckon . I'm with you on the Light in the Sky . Sceptics will make Bullshit up , just for the sake of Nay-saying . Car Headlight ? Rubbish ! The " Henley On Todd " Regatta is Uniquely Australian alright . Asbestos Ghost Town . Wittenoom . Birds are VERY adaptable . Don't forget , they are really Dinosaurs .
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  115. The Toyota V-8 was quite likely a 1-UZ . 4.0 litre and bulletproof . Badged as a Lexus when released here , but as a Toyota everywhere else on Earth . That Kid has an OBVIOUS Future as a Gameshow Host !
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  116. The Pub Scene was hilarious . These days the Girls Give as good as they get , in terms of language . Yeah there WAS a Law change to permit Women into Public Bars . Prior to that Women were restricted to the " Parlour " . That Storm Front Cloud . 100% Real , Buddy . A " Southerly Buster " . Storm blowing in from the Southern Ocean . Kangaroos are NOT intrinsically dangerous . They're quite an intelligent Animal and just want to go about their business unmolested .
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  117. That Datsun was WILD and Gorgeous .
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  118.  @warrenbridges1891  . Ah Right . Timing Case IS the give-up .
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  119. Many defunct names on that list Ian . Near the End there . White Trucks and Autocar amalgamated and became Western Star . There are Other examples of the same thing , in Europe as well . And if you have a CLOSE look , you can see many Obvious " Under Licence " built Vehicles . And Freightliner is really a Mercedes Benz subsidiary . Renault owned the Mack name for a long time , though not now . Lots of these intermarriages .
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  120. Where he dived through there , end of Skyline into the First of the esses , he probably got Airborne . No wonder he was on two wheels trying to stay out of the Sand . His Testicles are heavier than his Car . Probably only 1600cc's too . Because he didn't lose momentum into the Esses , it's no surprise he was simply GAWN after that . Great to see a Pretty little Silly-Car (Celica) running around too . The Yellow car . Great Racing . Proper , as they say .
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  121.  @HJZ75driver  . There are Definitely no Road Train Prime-Movers out there running Single Drive and Lazy Axle . All Tandem Drive or even Triple Drive Axle .
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  122.  @obelic71  . Australia has a couple of small Specialist builders as well . But the Mainstream Mass Production of Motor Vehicles no longer exists here .
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  123.  @BlazinRican1000  . No Conscription in Australia . Volunteer Armed Forces .
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  124.  @whybutwhy  . Pretty sure Austria doesn't have a Car Industry . Nor Australia , any more .
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  125.  @vampiric4real  , Um . Why ? The Holden FJ was built Locally , in Australia , based from Chevrolet hardware . OUR first Domestic Car . And EFIGY was tribute to the First HOLDEN . Chrysler had absolutely NOTHING to do with it .
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  126. The Car you thought was a " Mondeo " , was in fact a Falcon EL model . Bigger than any Mondeo . And the Old " Square " cars were NOT 60's vintage . 70's . This Track started as a Dirt Road . Right where it still is . No re-alignment , other than the Chase on Conrod to SLOW THEM DOWN . Had to Buy the Land off a Local to do so , because , Yes , people Definitely live there . NASCar was born from " Ridge-runners " I believe ?
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  127.  @samsta65  . Drunk in Public ? On PRIVATE Property ?
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  128. Yello and Red Truck is definitely a SIX .
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  129. The " Strongest " they are talk of there is Not Horsepower . They are talking about the Chassis Rating . And yeah , 500 tonne SINGLE rating is truly Outrageous .
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  130. The Nissan Bluebird was a Domestic Small Sedan . 2-litre . More like DATSUN than a Nissan . VERY GOOD HANDLING and Steering as they came . Pre Skyline Era . Georges Car was a Turbo-charged version fettled for Racing and it went like a Scalded Cat . Very tightly wound Engine Package . David vs Goliath scenario .
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  131.  @zwieseler  . Depends on the Spider , that has decided to Live in YOUR place . Some you really DONT want around .
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  132. Jamie Dunn was " Agro " . The Girl was Anne-Marie Biggar . The Out-takes never went to air obviously . The "F" bombs etc .
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  133.  @Eastlomond . Yes , well , the Scottish are well known as a People of Culture..............
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  134. Two more Australian " REAL THINGS " . Crab Ants and Army Crabs . Ahh . The " Odd " ways of Crustacea .
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  135. Passenger in the back - - '" Oi , Cabbie ! I said to hurry ' a bit ' , but seriously..................... ? " .
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  136. We do have FLAT areas in Australia . Big Flat areas . We do get these type of Weathers , but not usually THAT big . Unusual terrain too . We call ours Dust Devils and Willie-Willies . Usually just a Nuisance . But that was a proper Category 1 Tornado . Damn . And the Nay-Sayers assure us the Weather isn't changing . Yeah , Right ! Our Twisters tend to be small because of the Latitude they happen in .
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  137. NO ! Definitely no Ads for Prescription Drugs in Australia . Only un-scheduled Over-the-Counter stuff . Paracetamol or Ibuprofen Etc . Sales tax , Hmm . Australia Scrapped Sales tax quite a while ago . We now use " Goods and Services " Tax , Flat 10% across the board . UK = VAT . A Year is LINEAR time keeping , so 16th Day of the 9th Month of the Year of our Lord 2021 : 16/09/2021 , makes more sense . Why start in the middle ?
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  138. Left Wing ? Fucking BULLSHIT ! Vladimir Putin is Left Wing . Or Kim Jong Un . THAT is the Extreme Left . We are Slightly left of Centre , and I mean VERY slightly .
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  139. All Holden's . First Grey car is an FB/EK , Yellow Car is the HQ - GTS 4-door Monaro , Bronze Wagon is a Commodore X-8 , an All-Wheel Drive Wagon . The Yellow VERY Old Car is an FX/FJ and the big Long Blue Car is a Statesman , Luxury semi-Limousine . In the States there , you salt roads in Winter I believe . Instant RUST . Coastal areas make rust too . Cars from Inland tend to be Less Rusty . Back in the day , we did NOT Dip panels , here . Europe EVERYONE does . Monaro's were 2-DOOR cars . Except for THIS MODEL here . I am assuming you don't Zinc Dip in the States either . Please STOP talking over people who are Describing their Vehicles features .
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  140. Australia needs Better Internet . Even where the People ARE it's generally Shit . Infrastructure is inadequate even where the revenue BASE is . Chrysler doesn't really exist here now . I personally have NEVER seen a Viper or Challenger or some such . And I am a retired Long-Haul Truckie . High Speed rail needs a Committed Track Build and , of course , The Actual Hardware . Normal Tracks are definitely not up to the Stresses involved for 320 km/h plus speeds . 200 mph . Needs sufficient demand within certain corridors . America could probably easily justify the Costs , but your ENTIRELY Free Enterprise system means no-one will commit to it . Australia can't really justify , Full Stop . Except for perhaps Sydney-Melbourne . The Infrastructure is Prohibitive on the Public Dollar , and anyone not provided service by it , would quite rightly say , why should MY tax Dollar pay for " Their " convenience when this Transport system is of no use whatsoever to me . I don't know why the U.S. didn't buy OUR Local Muscle Cars . The all handled better than yours . And Maybe we would still have GENUINE local product still if you had .
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  141. The Black Truck that you commented on @3:25 I think was an Old V-8 BENZ . Cab profile made me think so . America also does Loaded Truck Drags . But usually at a proper Dragstrip . Souped up stuff punching 1200 plus HP .
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  142. Pretty sure Mercedes , MAN and SCANIA all have a similar system .
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  143.  @dylanzrim3635  . Flat-Plane will not cause TWO to Fire at once . Just a different Cadence and Resonance .
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  144. Flat-plane is your NORMAL Inline 4 Crank . All 4 fire Separately and evenly . A Two-stroke Inline 4 will fire them in Pairs . Like a TZ-700 . The R-1 , with its Cross-plane Crank , is a " Big Bang " engine . Two Cylinders fire 90 degrees apart . Then 270 later , the OTHER two do the same . Leaves a slight Dead Spot each revolution that helps maintain Traction .
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  145. The Honda Valkyrie is a 1.8 litre FLAT 6 . The Sporty Model of the Current Goldwing Motor . The V-8 sound you are used to is , Yes , much lower Revs and usually with a Cross-Plane Crank . 90 degree throws . I think that is using a Flat-Plane Crank . 180 degree throws . Sounds somewhat like a V-8 Cosworth F1 Engine .
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  146. Hahahaha . Dem 'Roos be like " Wut dis Shit Man " . BTW , I'm sure that's EXACTLY what they were thinking . 🤣. Not a nice environment for them . They have virtually no Body Fat . The Two Cops . " Well there's the Long and Short of the Situation......" . Damn , the Little Lady Cop is so C U T E . Luckily the Partner's Godzilla . 😂. Fun Fact about our last BIG fires . They could smell the Bastards in SOUTH AMERICA . Yes . The other side of the Pacific Ocean . Snake just Chillin' in the Birdbath . Waiting for Delivery Dinner . Efficient . Smart as " F " . That was a BIG Salty in that Trailer . Yes they are definitely a Dinosaur . A Small one . 🤣. Just a Tadpole .
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  147. I remember this . Yes this WAS Genius . Cast of thousands . Literally . It DID sell a Beer or Two . Victoria Bitter is a Huge brand . Done some good ads .
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  148. Fangio is likely the ACTUAL Greatest of All Time . And his Signature move was to Stick it in Straight and Back it Out . A drifter .
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  149. Hey Ian . Cheers from OZ . Your Education System in The States is the Primary Culprit for this stuff . But you already know that .
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  150.  @Savagetechie  . OK . Export Market I presume . Bonneted Trucks , other than Day-Cabs , don't really suit the European Infrastructure .
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  151.  @Savagetechie  . Based where ? It's a REALLY big conversion , because the Chassis layout is different between the two . The Cab-overs have 4-point airbags under them and the T cab only 2 and a pivot at the front end of the Cab , for starters .
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  152. I think the Only European Truck maker that still makes a Conventional Prime-Mover is Volvo , with their NL/NH series . Scania phased out their Bonneted Trucks a while back . I would love to hear if that is still correct in the Comments . Australian here . We have overall vehicle Length constraints here , but you can use WHATEVER you want here . We've got basically Everything here .
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  153. Without having looked anything up , I think that sounds like a 12 rather than a 10 . Just a perception . Certainly sounds good , if straight up NUTS .
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  154. I think that was a V-6 Commo . The 8's are faster than that . I think most people would motor along there at between 140 and 160 km/h . 85 -100 mph . Above 160 vehicle dynamics change because of Aerodynamics . Needs to be LEARNED to be safe . car gets twitchy . I've gone 230 in a Car and 260 on a Bike . Professional Semi Driver , so better than most , and those speeds were BOTH too high to maintain without Dying .
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  155. Pretty sure New Zealand INVENTED the " Hamilton Jet " aquatic propulsion system . " Hey Bru ! How come your Boat got a Roll-Cage ? " . " You'll see " .😅.
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  156. And then there is Finland and the SISU products .
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  157. Diesel Cars come with significantly Up-Rated Starter Motors . Necessary because of the High Compression Ratio . And of course an appropriately Big Battery . Ian , if a Car has a Carburettor Of Course it isn't a Diesel . The Mini's are really a BMW , you know ? A lot of the Starting issues for the Diesels is , yes , perhaps a Glow or three out , but also Fuel Gelling . Anti-Gel is a good thing for winter months . The Lexus 450-D is fitted with the VD-J Landcruiser Diesel V-8 .
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  158. 1965 Indigenous People didn't have the Right to Vote . Fun Fact . Tasmania used to have a Separate Indigenous Race . They got Eradicated as Vermin .
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  159. A Uniquely Australian Vehicle . Because of Parts Commonality the Variations possible were virtually endless . The 5.0 Engine was the Original Design , a Stand Alone Australian , Clean Sheet build . Separated us from the G . M . ( Chevrolet ) products even though that was the Parent Company . The 4.2 was Sleeved Down on the Same Crank / Block . Slight Head changes , of course . Same Cam I believe . Good little Unit . No real Economy benefit . Back in my 20's A Mate of mine had a Sandman 4.2 . At the Time I owned a Chrysler by Chrysler 360 Auto , which got BETTER FUEL MILEAGE . I'm 62 now .
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  160.  @zeedustrakok  . We have similar regulations for GENERAL Transport too . Those Over-mass Specialised Transport Dolly's have different parameters , for exactly the reason I said . Each Axle has double the number of Tyres and often enough they are actually Solid Tyres as well . Outrageous Load Limits .
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  161.  @zeedustrakok  . That Composite Transport Dolly would have 8 Tyres per axle you realise ? You can basically double the numbers you're thinking .
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  162. A Load that heavy would always need a Pusher regardless .
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  163. The HQ Holden , was an New Style Body on an Old Style Chassis . They LOOKED really Cool . But underneath ? Shit . 3.3 litre , 202 cid push-rod , 6 cylinder engine . Bulletproof in this state of development . Three on the Tree gears quite often . Leaf Spring back end , Open Diffs , ETC . Pure Shit . ALL IDENTICAL . A GOOD one might turn 240 hp . Exciting Racing . Comes down to PREPARATION . That first wreck , a few of them did VERY well to avoid everything . These are OUR version of EARLY NASCAR . The Pieces of Shit that EVERYONE drove.................... Racing . Great Fun . Did you notice the Cut back Wall on the Bad Turn ? Looks like it is a KNOWN issue . Tough old cars .
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  164. Ya gotta love the Circle work . On the way home from the Pub , of course . And that Fucking Mud-Carter ! Way out of his place . Tipper Drivers are COWBOYS . Stupid . Dangerous . And Irresponsible . The Guy making a U-turn at Lights in the B-Double ALMOST got it right . Needed to Nudge further Left coming in AND further into the Intersection . You asked about Camry's . Lots of Chinese buy them . I don't know if its the same There , but a Universal Truth around here is : Chinese Can't Drive for shit . As you saw , we have PLENTY of Dickhead Road Users .
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  165. Mmmmm . NASCar . TOO much Power , not enough Brakes , Truck tyres and runs on Booze ! Good Old Boys go Racing in their Ridge-runner Specials . They DO make the " NOISE " though . No argument there .
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  166. Hi Ian , Cheers from Oz . A LOT of places were actually built before the advent of B-Double Trucks , and the Land for an Extension area belongs to someone Else that has the SAME PROBLEM . Standard Semi Trucks have ZERO difficulty , but Doubles can struggle , depending on the Operator .
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  167.  @IWrocker  . Glad I could help , Ian .
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  168. That is actually the First I have ever heard of the Marree Man . Definitely there , on Google Maps . Similar to what is on the Plains of Cuzco . Peru . That SKULL . Oh dear God . A Fake surely . Let's hope so . Hieroglyphs are a HOAX I feel sure . Did you notice the Dickandballs Glyph ? That Castle is Super Cool . And yeah , Bloke who built it ? What a Boss . The " Horizontal Waterfalls " are cased by the SIZE of Equatorial Tides . Can be 20-30 metres between Low and High . Not kidding . Never BEEN to the Wave-Rock personally . YES Bucket-List item . The worlds BEST Presented Geo-Syncline . That Titanosaur must , I suppose , be related in some way to Brontosaurus and Diplodocus . The GIANT Quadrupeds . Hmmm . Gnomes . Lotsa begettin' and begattin' been happening there . Fruitful and Multiply . Must be Catholic Gnomes . I had ALWAYS wondered where that " Forest Ship Hulk " was . Now I know . The Embarrassing thing is : I LIVE IN SYDNEY . Never knew .
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  169.  @DriftNick  . OK . I suppose . IF you're a Skyline Geek . I am NOT . So , as Requested , please DESCRIBE .
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  170.  @DriftNick  . Yeah,yeah . I asked HOW are you differentiating the Models .
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  171.  @DriftNick  . How are you differentiating the Model ? Commentators seemed to think it was an AWD .
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  172. Nissan Skyline was an All Wheel Drive in this Era . And some would have chosen Rain Tyres in these conditions , rather than Slicks . A few people have lost it on Conrod Straight over the Years . They can get Airborne over the Humps . Not what you want in these conditions . There have been resulting Fatalities unfortunately . The thing is , The Top is actually in Cloud and the Bottom can be in Sunshine . And Yes , Glenn Seton (correct spelling) was a TERRIFIC Driver . As good as any , ever .
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  173. Sterling Trucks are NOT Ford . Ford sold the Truck division to Daimler . Sold as Sterling worlwide .
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  174. Driver with 1000 yard stare . Umm , Dude , your not looking far enough ahead............................... The Subaru's go round that place really well . They have sufficient ground clearance to Not get Hund Up . NAScar or V-8 Supercar would probably rip the Bottom Half of the Bodywork off if They tried .
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  175.  T e l e g r a m me @iwrocker  . Seriously ? You and your Half Baked Spam , GO AWAY . Reported .
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  176.  @petersargeant1555  . I give Zero Fucks about the Specific Model . Vauxhall in Australia WAS HOLDEN . Daewoo is a Korean Knock-off of the Same Platform . And my Comment was about BADGE ENGINEERING , not specific Models . Every Car in the Video , except the R5 , had a " Shopping Trolley Model .
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  177. Peugeot ( purr-geot) . The Little " Pug " 205 was a Mini Monster . Great little car . Had passive rear-wheel steering . And that XR-2 was a Rare and expensive model . Could come in Two Litre Turbo All wheel Drive configuration . Rocketship . And I have NEVER seen one of those Renault's " In the Flesh " . Wild Item . Looks like it was a Purpose built Rally Car platform .
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  178. Hahahaha . The Wombat ! It Eats Roots and Leaves . But doesn't leave a mess . Neat freaks .
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  179. Fanny here is FRONT BUM .
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  180. Heaps = Shitloads . Distance is TIME in Australia . " How far away is such and such place ? " " 5 hours " . for example . No Wuckkas . Hahaha . No Wuckin' Furrys . Think about it .
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  181. Stubby Holders CAN be referred to as Beer Condoms . A Beer Rubber .
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  182.  @warrenturner397  I realise the RABBITS put in a " better than deluxe " effort , but I was talking about whatever Colonial Clown that Imported the fucking things .
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  183. That was NOT a V-8 . Sounded like a Detroit Series 60 wound OPEN to me . Not particularly loud , because the Turbocharger swallows most of the Noise . These Big Dakar Trucks are incredible things . Based on Military Designs . REALLY FAST on Dirt/Sand . You should check out some of the TRULY BIG 8 x 8 Trucks . Four Axles . That KAMAZ was a 4 x 4 . And yep , around 10-11,000 kilograms .
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  184. The ORIGINAL Polymer Notes were all the same Width , but slightly Longer with increasing Face values , to assist the Blind/Vision impaired .
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  185. Yes , the Feet are the Dangerous Part of these Magnificent Creatures . They retain the " Velociraptor Claw " . It can Cut sheet metal .
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  186. V-8 Supercars are Door-slammers by Definition . Nervous or Excited ? B O T H ! ! YOU also would Shit yourself , but her Belt was not quite Tight enough . And Old Mate at the Wheel was just warming it up . LOVE the gearbox Whine .
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  187. WOKE - FREE ZONE . What happens when you COMMIT to offend everyone , regardless of Race , Creed , Colour or Gender . They're Hilarious aren't they .
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  188. Larry Perkins is DIFFERENT from the " Other Guys " . Chief Engineer of his Team and Lead Driver . His cars VERY rarely had mechanical issues . His co-driver Russel Ingall was a Seriously Fast guy too . Legend has it , that he was TRUSTED as an Engineer to the degree that MANY other Teams used Long Engines built by his Shop .
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  189. I didn't see any of Bathurst either . Sounds like it was just a " Parade " .
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  190. That Monster GMC Denali could fit the Japanese K-car Ute in the back .🤣. As a Lifeboat . The Pricing Lunacy is simple . The Younger Generation CAN'T F%&KING COUNT . But they know which of the 17 genders they are..........
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  191. Yes Ian . Our Upload Rate here is Appalling .
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  192. Update to previous comment . XA Hardtop . Cobra Spec . It was a 351 Cleveland . Had the 5.8 Badge on the Front wings . 302's had a 302 Decal in the same spot . Handled like BOAT really . The Red and White car was a Holden Commodore . Most likely 308 powered . And it is ALWAYS raining somewhere in Tasmania . English Climate there . Targa isn't a Circuit Race . More like a Rally . Sections of Public Road . Is Jack Squat related to Diddly Squat ? We tend to go with S F A here . Sweet F--k All .
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  193. Jack Squat . Diddely Squats brother .
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  194.  @johnd8892  . Umm , I don't think there is any such thing as a 302 Cleveland . 351 and 302 Windsor yes , 302 was reliable in those 351 W , not so much . And Cleveland was a 351 , that WAS reliable . Cleveland MUCH stronger Architecture . Stronger wider Block , different Heads Etc .
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  195. That Ford XC - GT most likely had a 302 Windsor in it . Even the Cobra Model . Would need a look at the Front Wing for the Badge . They are NOT a small car for a Two-Door . 5 seats in there . May have still had Drum rear brakes back then . The Red and White sedan was an Early Commodore . VB or VC Model . Tasmania is VERY hilly and Very Temperate . Fog and Rain are ALWAYS present somewhere on that island . And Yes . Peter Brock died contesting one of these events . In a Ford Daytona . Shelby cobra with a Roof , basically .
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  196. Lyrebirds are Real . Superb Mimics . Called Lyrebird because their Tail-feathers , when raised , look like a Lyre . An ancient type of Harp . Yeah , I know . LIAR-Bird . It's a Terrific Pun . The Only OTHER bird close to this Talent , is the African Grey Parrot . The BEST talkers . Drop-Bears are , sorta , true too . Koalas eat Eucalyptus leaves EXCLUSIVELY . Very Toxic , so they are always Stoned/Drunk , instead of dead . However , on occasion they can pass out and FALL OUT OF THEIR TREE . That usually is Fatal . Koala is our Native Arboreal " Teddy-BEAR " . Not at ALL Ursine however . A Marsupial . Pouch raised young , similar to the Kangaroo . Tree Kangaroo is probably a type of Wallaby . Wallabies "infest" certain specific habitats , according to Species . We are NOT talking sitting the very atop a Pine Tree , like a Christmas star . Up on the Branches of Mallee trees , to get off the ground .
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  197. Vegemite off the Spoon will Blow your Head off ! Treat with Respect for Yumminess . The good old Meat Pie . Simple Pie Crust , Minced Beef with PLENTY of gravy , Puff Pastry Lid . And Heinz "Big Red" Tomato Sauce . Should be served just SLIGHTLY cooler than the Core of the Sun . B L I S S ! ! ! You're right . This list only scratches the surface .
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  198.  @mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311  . YES . The Bridge under-run put it into perspective . Very much a W T F ! moment .
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  199.  @Bvic3 . Oh really..............................?🙄
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  200. @UCSp_vAnG7nX9L1jqjF11mRQ . 1966 was the introduction of Metric Currency .
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  201. @UCSp_vAnG7nX9L1jqjF11mRQ 1966 was the introduction of Metric Currency .
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  202.  @Rdlprmpf12  . So I was right . The Gallon for selling to the Wealthy versus the Gallon for selling to the Poor Man .
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  203. Hi Ian . Those Iveco Garbage Trucks use a C-series Cummins 6 cylinder most of the time .
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  204. Our Coins ARE consecutive in SIZE , depending on the Metal they are made from . 5 , 10 . 20 and 50 are made from Cupro-Nickel (silver coins) Buy then the GOLD coloured coins are the problem . 1 Dollar is around the size of the 10 cent but thicker and different edge treatment . The 2 Dollar is the Oddball . Smaller than the One Dollar . Slightly larger than the 5 cent . But Quite THICK . And a Unique Edge treatment . Blind people have no issues . All our Notes are the same width but the Lengths are Specific to the Note . And they are all a Different easily discernible Colour . I assume the " Weird Birds " are Ibis . A Native abd Protected species . Foragers . We Fucked up their Habitat , so they came to the City to forage . Colloquially referred to as " Bin Chickens " . YEP ! English is VERY Fucked up . Hardest language to learn as an Adult . I FUCKING ADORE THIS GORGEOUS SUPER SMART LADY . So Funny . Yes . Cunt is part of the Vernacular here . You will even hear it from Middle Aged Women occasionally . Hilarious every time .
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  205.  @laurrentbarre8605  . Yeah , Good . REALLY old thread .
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  206.  @TheAquarius1978  . Welcome to the Conversation L A T E .
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  207. Are you sure that First car wasn't a DINO ? Sure looked like one . Sounded like it too .
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  208. Although this is a VERY Niche category of racing , that I never really got into , I MUST agree about the SOUND these brutes make .
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  209. Whoever that Pommy Poster was , that was being commented ABOUT , I totally agree . He is a Clueless Clickbait FUCKWIT . Brazil you MIGHT avoid because of the Ants . " Paramunta " , The Army Ants . About once in a Generation those happen . The Perentie is a type of Goanna . Quite large , striped Lizard . Beautiful Creature . But certainly nothing like a Kimodo Dragon . And I love OP's Aussie Blunt Speak . We ARE like that . Political Incorrect isn't quite dead here yet .
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  210. The Hitler Story . A New Political Party . The National Socialists . And Yes , he was Voted in Initially as the Prime Minister (equivalent) and LATER separately NOMINATED as The Next Chancellor by the Outgoing One , The Outgoing one was Dying . Chancellor was a Position for Life Equivalent to Monarch . Largely a Ceremonial Role . But also a Deciding Vote in the Event of Deadlocked Parliament . Hitler ended up with BOTH titles , by completely legitimate means . Unprecedented . Made a New Title for this instance . Fuehrer . Yes . That word . He actually GOT Germany GOING again . A Great Leader . Unfortunately , he was dying , Slowly , of Syphilis . A Common ailment of the Day . Syphilis makes the Sufferer go slowly Insane . So THAT is when the NAZI horror show started up . He COULD have been the Leader of the Century , instead of the most despised name in History . Fun Facts , Huh . Oh , BTW the word Fuehrer means , Father . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Lindbergh was First SOLO effort . Quite a Feat actually . The Era of Intrepid Airmen/women . Cheers from 'Straya .
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  211. U S educational Insularity has been a Big Problem for a Hella Time .
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  212.  @joshthomas2536  Pulls straight out into the MIDDLE of the Circuit , instead of Following the Wall for a bit trying to get UP to Speed , prior to jumping to Mid Track . TOTALLY HIS FAULT .
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  213. That first clip , the Rally-cross was other worldly . Holy Shit indeed . That " Safety Car " Driver lost his Job I hope . What an IDIOT . That Airborne Drifter ! Speechless .
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  214. Hey there Ian . It's my understanding that the BRM's actually used an X-16 Layout . Specifically , Two Flat 8's , Siamesed together One above the other . Geared together into a Common Output Shaft . A much more Compact Package , but still HEAVY . BRM's were NOT renowned for reliability .
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  215. Sydney Dweller here . Born and raised . 62 yrs old now . I was playing this in Primary School in the 1960s . We called it King-Ping . You want that King Square AND to KEEP it .
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  216. Winton is Little Circuit in Regional Victoria . Middle of nowhere . All still Cat's , Detroit's or Cummins . But turned up to 2000 hp plus . The Euro Trucks also do this : Volvo , MAN . DAF , etc . The AMERICAN Trucks are Carriage builders and fit Proprietary engines from Caterpillar , Detroit or Cummins . Mack build their Own Engines . The European Trucks the name on the front builds EVERYTHING . Whole drivetrain . Japan same . Most of these Race trucks use a Tricked up Auto . Manual select , Auto shift . Usually Allison or ZF . Truck STEERING is Worm and Nut type . Power assisted . A standard " Working " Prime-mover/Tractor unit when Bobtail is as fast or Faster than most cars . 2 - 3,000 lb/ft of torque makes it so . They have most of the REAL weight down low , between the Chassis Rails . Handle remarkably well . The Cabs aren't that heavy and are Rubber Mounted . The Brakes are HUGE disc brakes . 16 inch diameter , 2 - 3 inches thick .Tyres are the problem . No such thing as REAL race tyres for a Truck .
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  217. Yeah , pretty well................... hahahaha .
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  218. Child Beauty Pageants .🤬. Look up the " Jon-Benet Ramsey " story , Ian . In Australia there is the occasional " Gated Community " can be found , but HOAs are non existent here . Local Government is responsible for Common Areas and Infrastructure . Paid for by " Property Rates " levied against Land Owners .
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  219.  @atomicmillenial9728  . You sure ? Check the Grille . That said I was getting Low-Res here at the time .
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  220. Those First car you were looking at WERE American Models , and called Falcon There . The Venetian Blind in the Rear window limited or Excluded the Sun shining in without Impeding Rear View much . The EB sedan was bigger than a Taurus . The XR-6 and 8 models had some Tickford flourishes to them . Not to be confused with the Early XR American Falcon . The MFP Yellow car is an XC Sedan . The BLACK Car was an XB-GT Coupe . The Blower was purely for Show . Did nothing but whiny noise .
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  221. What a Great Old Guy . Around 80 years of age and Looking Good AND still Sharp as a Tack . I'm 62 myself and comfortably retired too . I see Other comments below along the lines of : " Yeah,Yeah . But that was Then and this is Now " . Clearly missed the POINT entirely . The Gentleman was telling you , TO MAKE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES . To look around you . And to get your Head out of your Arse . Cheers Ian .
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  222. Bring back Whitworth..........................🤣. Or B.S. (British Standard) . The U.S. haven't adopted Metric because they're Pig-Headed . The Reality is , measuring systems don't matter in any way other than BEING CONSISTENT . But Metric is base 10 for everything . Very convenient . Also , Metric correlates Length , Volume and Weight . One Cubic Centimetre of PURE WATER = One Gram . 1000 cc's = 1 Litre & 1 Kilogram . 1000 litres = 1 Tonne /1000 Kilograms . Imperial Ton = 2240 lb . Imperial Mile is 1760 Yards or 5280 Feet and the Metric Tonne turns out to be almost the same . 1 kilogram = 2.204 pounds . 1 Mile = 1.601 Kilometres /1601 metres . Etc...........
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  223. Oh WOW . A 911 Whale-Tail . The Sexiest Porsche . Back-heavy car prone to Understeer , so " Steering " with the Right Foot was a common way to compensate . No driver aids other than the Best Steering feel of the Day . As you can see here . Seems like this car had TOO much power .
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  224. Europeans tend to be Thinner and Fitter . Healthier diet . Europeans drive a LOT more manual transmission cars .
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  225. I like the Coined Word " Fauxthenticity " . Clever . Aussie BIG Breakfast plate is : A Thin Sausage , 2Bacon ,Two Eggs (Poach,ScrambleorFry) , Baked beans and Hash Brown and Toast dripping with butter . The Dining " Placemat " is widespread in Europe . America got it from their British roots , of course . A Formal Dining thing . Few do that at Home . Yep . Duct Tape is Awesome . Brass Knuckles = Chicago Wedding Ring , perhaps . LOL .
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  226. The Other Car is a Ford - Cosworth , Sierra . Another Turbo Car . Bathurst Track is a Tourist Road when there is no Racing , so it is allowed to drive the Course . Posted Speed limit .
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  227. The Girl around 8:15 time stamp was talking " The Dialect- Strine " . Unintelligible to the rest of the World . Deliberately so . 🤣 .
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  228. I did a search around , unsuccessfully unfortunately , for a clip of a Big Red or perhaps it was an Eastern Grey I saw once , in Full Flight . Getting the hell outta Dodge speed . About 45 mph . And Fences are MEANINGLESS . Change of gait gets it 10 feet in the air for ONE hop , then Flat , Smooth and Fast again . Awesome to watch . Out-run a Grass Fire with EASE .
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  229. Kenworth 509 is CERTAINLY an Australian Domestic model . In fact , ANY of the Trucks with Triple Drive Axles are Australian made . The Triple Screw Volvo uses a Volvo Drivetrain , but a Locally Designed Chassis . Canada does have Triple Drives in Logging . Too WIDE for Public Roads . I am dead Against Autonomous Vehicles on PUBLIC Roads . In a Private , closed environment , OK , whatever . Good Luck with that .
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  230. The difference between a REAL Hi-Lux and a Tacoma is the Platform . A Hi-Lux should have Live Axles front and Rear . Not independent Front . Over here , the Independent Front end was the Hi-Lux SR-5 build . Still an Off-Roader , but NOWHERE NEAR as capable . Suzuki Gimny is kinda like a Small L/R Defender or Series 3 . Good little Off-roader . SKODA I believe is from the Czech Republic . What you know as Saturn Cars , were PROBABLY Opel Cars re-badged . Opel is German General Motors . Vauxhall the British General Motors name . Fun Fact . The Australian Commodore was originally a borrowed design from Opel . Their Commissar model Sedan .
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  231. OM-606 is called the " 2JZ of Diesels " . 6000 rpm is allowable , though 5500 is recommended . An actual Million Mile potential engine .
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  232. Here is a PRIME example of why Communism has largely collapsed . Slogans don't produce goods and services . And that Coal that they Parked offshore is of a Grade required for Smelting Steel . Pompous Idiots .
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  233. Gold Coast is a Horror Track . Like driving a Drainpipe . Been some GREAT racing there over the Years though . Allen Moffat is a Household Name from back in the " Golden Years " . VERY Good Operator .
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  234. The Logie Awards were real . TVs night of nights in Australia . Named after John Logie Baird . Inventor of the Television . This one was a Classic . Sally Struthers clearly caught on to the Piss Take going on . Such a Beautiful Woman too . I have NO IDEA at all how Gary held it together himself , with Sally dying of asphyxia beside him .
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  235. The Bikes were Originally what Bathurst was . At Easter long weekend . Then the Cops destroyed it , by being WANKERS and disturbing FAMILY groups . War broke out . Cops ended up Locking themselves in their compound , so as not to Die .
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  236. That was onboard a CB-1100R . A VERY collectable Motorcycle these days . There were never too many of them built . Genuine Factory product , because this was a Race for Production Bikes . Availability in Showrooms a PRIMARY Criteria .
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  237. The V-12 Jaguar Engines were NOT known for reliability . They are actually a Nightmare Engine to work on and Set Up . But FAST , when good . Team Walkinshaw did GREAT that day . The XJ-S was a fairly big car . Full 4-seater , 2 Door . Wide and Elegant .
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  238. VERY Angry 4 -bangers . That Shit-roen 🤣 was just plain NUTS . Take about a car with the Shits . Great Video Ian .
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  239.  @aussiefirie  . Two things here . One ; Using the SAME IRON Block re-sleeved , how is that going to save weight ? And Two ; They have to Ballast these cars to BE at Minimum Weight . However , I just did a Calculation and think you are RIGHT for the Wrong Reason . 308 Cubic Inches is actually 5.044 Litres . Exceeds the 5 litre limit . So re-sleeving to 304 would get them there .
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  240. Engine , Aussie built 308 , Iron Block , Pushrods probably still on a Carburettor . 7,500 rpm . And that man ! Peter Brock won this Event 9 times . He was the HOLDEN guy . No Change of Marque . It was a Ford Cobra-Daytona that KILLED him , doing a Targa Event . His Compatriot , Dick Johnson , the FORD guy , was equally as good at RACE and Talk . Group
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  241. Garn , His Posting name is " Go on " said in the Australia Twang . Australian without noticeable Vowels is " Strine " . Ergo , Garn is go on . That doesn't relate well in Typed word , but I hope you kind of get it . Oh , and Saturday mornings Bunnings do a Free sausage sizzle at all stores .
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  242.  @nedkelly9688  . You show your genuine ignorance . I NEVER said they were not LEGAL . Your big long nose Peterbilt and your Kenworth 909/950 Prime-movers are perfectly Legal in terms of Wheelbase , BUT , that size of Truck tends to be relegated to pulling 40 foot containers , when operating in URBAN areas . The Combination length is the problem . Easier to work around in Multi-Combination configurations . That was my point all along BTW . I used to see the RMS frequently checking Overall Length on those category of Prime-mover around the Port Area , when running Single trailers . A 20' +40' B-Double is just inside specs . A 32 Pallet B-Double is too long . Running such equipment around the City is uneconomic and not very profitable . Can be LEGALLY DONE , but not sensible to do so . The BIG GEAR is for the Bush . Road-Trains are easy enough to keep in Spec in terms of Length . Weight becomes the Major issue with those , hence all the Tri-axle Dollies and even Triple Drive Prime-Movers .
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  243.  @nedkelly9688  . Never used Nose Candy . Errant accusation . Nor did I say ANYTHING at ANY TIME about stretched " Show Trucks " . You are the one with problems . Go see a neurologist .
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  244.  @nedkelly9688  . So post a Photo of the one YOU own then . I challenge you . Not a keyboard warrior , " Old Mate " , I'm someone who spent 34 years in Heavy Transport , in Australia , all over the place , doing anything and everything . I believe You to be the Keyboard Warrior , resorting to PERSONAL ABUSE to attempt to intimidate a Win in a Lost Argument . We clear on that ?
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  245.  @nedkelly9688  . You are Clearly misinterpreting the Regulations . Or is that deliberate , to try to win the argument ? A Rigid Vehicle has a Length Limit of 12.5 metres . Buses have up to 14.5 . However , the discussion here , involves Combination Overall Length . I am a Retired COMBINATION DRIVER . I certainly understand these regulations , quite well . On Private Land , any configuration desired can be used , but NOT on public roads . To make my point , A Rigid Truck can pull a Trailer , Pig or Dog , but must not exceed 19 metres in overall length in combination . Ergo . A LONG Prime-Mover is going to require a SHORT TRAILER to comply . Whereas , a Short Day-cab can pull a 48 footer and be under Max length . I used to run around in a Scania T-cab with integrated sleeper , pulling a 48 foot fridge with a Set Back Trailer Pin . Required a Permit . The Bullbar made the Vehicle 2 inches too long . THAT is how serious the " Powers that be " are , about these Dimension Regs . I would scrape under the wire pulling a 34 pallet B-double . And No problem with an A-Double . Highest that truck was rated for . Understand what I am " going on about " yet ?
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  246.  @nedkelly9688  . I never said that Peterbilt was NOT used in Australia . Just quite Rare . For 26 metre B-Double work using a 10 pallet A-trailer would certainly meet the Length specification . Especially with a 24 pallet B-trailer . For Single work they would likely be stuck using 20 pallet , 41 foot , Trailers to meet the 19 metre Specification . Fine as a Flatbed , but most Tautliners and Pans are 48 or 45 . That was why the Ford LTL's largely disappeared too .
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  247.  @Theyadayada  . Yep . Rare in Australia .
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  248.  @chrisrabbitt  . OK . Thank you for the Video link . Sorry to get snarky , BUT , I have run into way too many people on this Platform that carry on like " Experts " until such time that you " 20 questions " , as it were , that the don't understand in the least , and they start Cussing you out for it . Call things like "f%&kwit" etc . I will ALWAYS reply in kind . Anyways , peace to you .
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  249.  @chrisrabbitt  . OK . Fair enough . However , I saw Only ONE 55 inch sleeper in the bunch and that was the Modern Integrated cab model . The rest were 36 or 48 inch , with Aero kits all pulling shorter Trailer types , to stay within length . I never said I disbelieved that Peterbilts were here , in Australia . Just being a retired Heavy Haul Trucker I do know a thing or two about the Size constraints . Anything to say in contradiction ? Any " Special Knowledge " ? They were all Nice Trucks . A couple of genuine Antiques , still working . Good .
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  250.  @chrisrabbitt  . Well ACTUALLY , you are trying to win an Argument that doesn't exist . Except in your mind . So who's the F'wit , Hmm ?
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  251.  @chrisrabbitt  . Yeah good , Nice . That was 27 trucks , from varying eras Lots of Repeat shots . Two Wreckers . One R/T double . Three 26 metre B-Doubles . A Motor-Home multiple times . I never said Pete's were NOT here , I said they were VERY Rare . Your video proves it .
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  252.  @larrylongprong5219  Not an answer to the question . Was it operating as a Long Rigid Truck , say like a Furniture Van , or was it a Semi Truck ? AND how long was the Sleeper Cab ?
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  253.  @larrylongprong5219  . Big rigid , or a Prime-Mover ? PM would be restricted on Trailer Length to 41 ft type I would think . How big was the Sleeper on it ?
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  254.  @larrylongprong5219  . And WHERE was that ? The U.S.A. ?
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  255.  @stuarthancock571  . Kenwoth also assemble Conventional Trucks , locally , that MEET the Length restrictions . Peterbilt's VERY long Bonnet makes that difficult . Basically the same reason you rarely see a Ford LTL model these days either .
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  256. Ayrton Senna is still arguably the Greatest of all . Yes , he was using a Gate-Shift in this car . Hell , he was still winning against Paddle-shifts , when they came along , using a Gate-Shift . Just a Straight Up Freak .
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  257. Back in the days when Bathurst WAS a Country Loop Road , accessing Farms in the Hills . And the Cars WERE pretty well Identical to what was in the Showrooms for general Sale , to Joe Public . The Mini's were something else at the time . Even the 850's were quite quick and the Cooper S 's had 1275cc's under the Bonnet . High Power to Weight .
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  258. You wont see those on Public Roads other than Exceptional circumstances . 3 metre Track Width . Would need Permitting similar to a Large Mobile Crane to be on Public Roads . I think it quite likely the Engines are MTU made .
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  259. These Monster Waves tend to be along the Southern Coastline , facing the Southern Ocean . Check out some " Bell's Beach " footage .
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  260. The ONLY Sauce to go on a Sausage Roll is Heinz or Rosella Tomato Sauce . Same for the Two Steak Pies . Lamb Pie , a dab of Mint Jelly . Your Tiny daughter is just ADORABLE . How old ? Bunnings " Sausage Sizzle " is an actual Sausage on bread or in a Small Breadroll . Some Small Bakeries , privately run , rather than Proprietary , are LEGENDARY for their sausage rolls . A REALLY good one is a Transcendental experience .
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  261. Welcome , One and All , to Our Emancipated Penal Colony .
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  262. I too have a Preference for Darker Chocolate . More an Adult option , since Cocoa is slightly bitter and sour . Lindt make the best commercial chocolate . Also Cocoa is the MOST Beneficial Ingredient in a Dietary sense . Lots of trace elements . So Darker is better .
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  263. Why would it not know where it was going ? Smart enough to understand the Traffic Light . Seems to me , that Roo had done that route MANY times .
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  264. The Poll got a V-10 vote out of me .
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  265. Is Inbreeding getting out of hand🤔
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  266. Ian , it's called the CHIMERA for a reason . Chimeras are RARER than Unicorns . And Much more dangerous . It has 6 Turbos in a Turbo-Compounding configuration . A MONSTER .
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  267. Watched the Original . That windscreen FAILED COMPLETELY . Blew in and Popped the Rear screen too . DNF . The Old Girl surely SOUNDS good though .
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  268.  @johnd8892  . Quite right . I have NO Idea why I typed Eastern creek . It IS Phillip Island . Never heard of the 215 .
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  269. Mopar in Australia . 225 Slant 6 , 245 Hemi 6 , 265 Hemi 6 , 318 V-8 and 360 V-8 . OR , 3.7 , 4.0 , 4.3 , 5.3 and 5.9 Litres respectively . 360 almost 6.0 . There were a few 340's as well . Eastern Creek is an International Grand Prix Circuit in Southern Victoria . Google Maps can show you . The Bikes LOVE that circuit . You were right about the Lotus Cortina's . Blue and Silver car was an S model Valiant , 225 slant power . Some assorted Holden's as well .
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  270. The Geography and Architecture are straight out of Brothers Grimm Fairy-tale's . Unicorns live there somewheres . And Dragons . I think the Creature on the Flag might be a Griffon or Gryphon if you prefer .
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  271. Citroens are ALL quirky . They do stuff their own way , that's for sure . These Cars were a HUGE leap forward technologically . Ian , you should check out the Citroen XM . A later version, basically , of the Goddess , but they gave it some P O W E R .
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  272. IVECO at one time built the Powerstar Cabovers . Small , but ridiculously Powerful and FAST . They were FIATS . However , I agree with you .
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  273.  @Bigsoot7393  No . It will not . There are You-tube videos that address your allegation . That said , I personally , would prefer an North American Bonneted style Truck with 550/600 Detroit Power over anything else .
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  274. Personally prefer a Conventional Truck . Bonnet to Aim down the road . Even for " Round Town Clown " work there are Day-cab versions of Bonneted trucks . And there ARE also some Big Europeans doing Road-train work . The Volvo's and Scania's are actually the most powerful proprietary trucks in the world . 770 hp from the Factory . And up to 3000+ pound/feet of torque .
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  275.  @marvindebot3264  . Yep . Tri-Axles are RARE in the States .
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  276. 🤣. Old Mate was rather Lost I reckon . I doubt it was a Type 9 . Those only run on Private sites , like Mines . Not on Public Roads .
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  277. And from a quick look at YOUR page , you have Zero Clue about Heavy Vehicle Ops whatsoever .
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  278.  @MrBopet  . If you take a REAL look , there are some situations YOU might not want to be in encountered . Quite a few videos on her site .
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  279. This ended up being a VERY smart Tactical move . Brock was a GREAT Driver , Excellent PUBLIC persona . Apparently " difficultv" in private , however . Even being referred to as a C--t of a man more than once . TOO competitive . Mark Skaife , from a later time had something of the same Reputation .
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  280.  @timjohnun4297  . So you know nothing of his Austin A-30 that he learned how to Race in ,or the 1972 Bathurst Torana XU-1 , a Six cylinder car or the Torana SLR-5000 , now a 5-litre V-8 , but only the TORANA , again , A9X .
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  281.  @audoinxr6372  . Cummins 19 litre . QSK ? Two ratings I last heard . 625 and 750 . Rural and Off Highway use only . ALWAYS in a Bonneted Truck . But , yeah . I have no idea where that Other Guy got the Idea that Cabovers were less powerful .
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  282. Those 6 trailer Mine Trucks are not called " The Centimetre " . Try CENTIPEDE . Yes there are Two of them . 24/7 . 750 hp and Power pack assisted trailers . A Cab-over design is NOT constrained on Power . Often Higher power . Bonneted trucks are popular mainly for being more Comfortable .
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  283.  @miikahamalainen5343  . Yeah I already got it . Thanks for your unnecessary 2cents worth .
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  284.  @jokervienna6433  . So now you are saying there WAS somewhere in the site to turn around .
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  285.  @jokervienna6433  . OK . I get that last bit . Same here , except at Pine Gap or Woomera Military Areas . So you have WATCHED these Trucks reverse all the way out ? Or do they continue forward and out through a Different EXIT road . Otherwise you will end up with an Empty Truck coming IN to load ALSO having to reverse out because they came up behind a Loaded Truck reversing all that LONG way out , on this narrow , shitty Forestry Trail . Seems inefficient at BEST . And don't try to tell me that " Only the One Truck Services the Site " . That will not be true .
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  286. Coolest Behemoth I ever saw was an OshKosh 10 x 10 . Looked like a Centipede crawling over stuff . The Zetros looks a LOT like the Sterling HN series Highway Trucks . Yes , handsome Units .
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  287. The Mercedes' for this same period were Beautiful and Elegant as hell too . And The BMW's are always gorgeous . " Chermany " builds great cars . Can't be disputed . Just SERVICE THEM ON TIME and they CAN run forever .
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  288. Never seen one of those " Penta-Todger " Sea-stars before . Hilarious . God having a " Bit of a Larf " . Firehawk . Evolved in a Country that has Frequent Bushfires . Bushfires are actually essential to quite a bit of the Native Flora . Emperor Penguin be like : " Guess I should have turned LEFT at Albuquerque......" . Poor Guy . He's probably doomed . That " Tree-Chair " ! Eat you heart out Miyagi.................
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  289. A bit of a Shame there were no " Feral " Utes . A Feral is a Utility or Flatbed , dressed up like a Prime-Mover . Full Bull-bar , Radio Antennas , Vertical Exhausts , Bull Lights and so forth . Usually Black . Inevitably , BIG V-8 powered .
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  290. Hahaha . Dow Nunder . The MALE Platypus is Venomous . HEY ! O . P . ! You talk over stuff TOO much ! Hungry Jacks used to have Different Menu to Burger King . Taco bell disappeared . Our " Mountains " would be considered " Foothills " in a LOT of places . Highest pimple is about 2200 metres . Mt Kosciusko . Big Red Kangaroos can be 8 feet tall . Eastern Greys about 6 feet . On Open Ground 50 mph is not unreasonable once they get their momentum up . And obstacles are few . Straight OVER .
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  291.  @Shattered65  No . We do NOT . Nobody owns any part of Antarctica .
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  292. The Track is Eastern Creek . The shortened track route . That style of Mini STARTED the Hot , Lightweight , 4 seater , trend . Originally B.M.C and later Leyland built . John Cooper helped them create the Cooper S . Colin Chapman already knew about " Adding Lightness " . The Lotus and Cosworth Guy . And Chapman's WIFE built on his Legacy after he died .
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  293. No-one could TURN a Ball like Shane Warne . Too young to be gone too . 52 . A Larrikin . Crickets FIRST Rockstar . Popularised the Game way beyond where it was at before . And Rod Marsh the Best Wicket Keeper of all . And could " Bat a Bit " . R . I . P . Gentlemen .
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  294. Wife is a Bit like the troll then? LOL .
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  295.  @hdkonvick6299  . Yeah , like I said , the Yanks are insular and think the World Revolves around them . And they really Are Not that bright at all .
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  296. The Bundaberg you saw is Underproof Rum premix . Good shit that . There is an Overproof version too . Even BETTER shit . 4 and U fucked . Garn there , is your PERFECT BOGAN too , BTW . Raised in a caravan park , (trailer park to you) . Found his Dream Job just out of High School .
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  297. I reckon the Food QUALITY is far superior too .
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  298. So , you say that " May Turn on Red " signage is a Carte' Blanche , just GO sign ? Absolves the Driver from taking some Care and Responsibility for the manoeuvre . Is that right ? OBVIOUSLY pedestrians crossing with a Green WALK sign have Right of Way .
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  299. When I first watched this I thought much the same as you . WTF ! , is the Tape Machine broken . Too Fast , not possible . 5 minutes , 19 and a half seconds around The Nurburgring is just incredible .
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  300. You want to hear Loud ? Half Track when the Nitro Dragsters are running . FFFAAAAARRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK !
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  301.  @tntfreddan3138  . Just wondering why you are discussing CARS here ?
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  302. Yeah . The protagonists were all as Drunk as 10 men , Each . Hilarious and serious at the same time . Luckily No-one was Hurt . Other than the Drivers Hip-Pocket . There IS potential Jail Time for him .
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  303. If you are IN a River , the one thing to Never do is STOP . Your DEFINITELY lost if you do , rather than only " Maybe " .
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  304. 1901 was Australian Federation . LOL . Yeah , Mt Rushmore sits right next to Mt Fuji . O M G . That is Fucking Embarrassing Ian .
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  305. Tornadoes are only Possible at certain Latitudes AND require a Vast area of FLAT land to develop as well . Most of those Australian Tornadoes are actually Waterspouts , although we DO get what are called " Willy-Willy's in the Interior . Europe is FAR to Mountainous for tornadoes . That Victorian Car Registration is REAL .
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  306. 417 km/h is a shade over 260 mph . 417 divided by 1,601 times 1,000 . 1,601 metres to a mile conversion .
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  307. I know you can't say it Ian . But I can . Of late YouTube are just a " Pack of WOKE Cunts " . Cheers fron Australia .
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  308. Curried Sausages , One : need to be sliced up Thinner , and Two : cook today and then leave in the Fridge for two days BEFORE eating . SO GOOD . That Phone Scam would catch most people out . I had a Phone scammer one day , but , it Clicked . When I fired back that he was ASKING ME THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF HIM , because HE rang ME , and that screen is where the number is , He Hung Up . I reported the number to the REAL entity . That Screen Door on the Halloween House is Ampli-mesh . Those are VERY Strong . Considered a Security Flyscreen Door . Tim&Tom . Chinese Knock-Off product . Probably nothing wrong with them . And half the price . Also a Free Spy Satellite Linked silicon chip in every biscuit...........
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  309. This is Glen Robbins . A Jusxtaposition in this show . His words are generally Right but actions WRONG .
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  310. Magpies are VERY territorial during Breeding season . Very sharp beak that CAN and DOES inflict bad injuries . I think the NO DRONE sign may be adjacent to a Nude Beach . Our Money is made out of Polymer . Machine Washable . LOL . To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius . Subtract 32 then Five Ninths of the Remainder . Celsius to Fahrenheit Nine Fifths and ADD 32 .
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  311. Hey , Ian . Fun Fact , Tasmanian IS overseas . Tucked between the Tasman Sea and the Southern Ocean , adjacent to the Straits of Bass .
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  312. You are Totally Correct . I think that is a " Conveniently " edited excerpt from a somewhat LONGER interaction .
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  313. Semi doing a U-turn , 48 foot trailer . And in a VOLVO he , he Stuffed it UP . Should have gone around in one go . Very Agile Prime-Mover / Tractor Unit . What's with Camry's . They are Popular with the Chinese Community . You know the old tale that Chinese CANNOT drive ? IT IS TRUE . That Arsehole picking someone up Mid - Intersection . 🤬 . And if you talk to them , they say , I have been Driving for 40 years without an accident . At which point I would point to the TRAIL OF WRECKAGE behind them , and say " Oh , No ? " .
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  314. That 1800 ES was considered a Performance Car . SUPER collectible .They go Really well . That one shown is a Hatchback . A Three Door .
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  315. A LOT of these Pronunciations are CONTEXT dependent as to how they are said .
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  316. Oops , forgot to say HOLDEN Car .
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  317. Brown Holden , outside the " First Westfield " is probably an HD model . Perhaps an EJ .
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  318.  @baldyhead . Pretty sure it was TOO BIG to be one of those . Did you miss the Funny Little Spoiler on the back that was PART of the Bodywork , like an SC430 has ?
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  319. That " Cool Silver Car " was a Lexus SC 430 . The weird looking Trunk is actually were the Hardtop folds away to . The Broken Stop-line is automatically a " Give Way " indication . If it was Solid Line , that means " Stop " .
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  320. These Courses . Astro-Turf Tee and Green . The Rest is Bunker and Rough . Hilarious . Yes that IS a checkpoint . Fruit Fly is an Issue for South Australia . Trees are Eucalypts adapted for Desert and Acacias , which are also found in South Africa . I am SURPRISED we don't have Saguaro Cactus here , by now . Kalgoorlie is Not particularly short of water . Near the Edge of the Great Artesian Basin , so there is virtually limitless water underground . Plants LOVE bore water .
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  321. The Bonnet looks a bit like a Late Model Sterling HN series , but you can CERTAINLY see the Old Bull-nose Benz there too . Handsome Vehicles .
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  322.  @trishgrant2715  . Yep . That's them .
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  323. Yes . Aluminium Body Panels from Day 1 . Production started shortly Post WW2 . 1948 . Steel was still a bit scarce but there was LITERAL Square Miles of Aircraft Alloy Skin material lying around . Produced to make Spitfires , Lancaster's and Beau-fighter's etc , from . I think the U.S. used the same material for " Aluminum Siding " on Houses . The big problem was , wherever Aluminium and Steel had to Meet Up , it created BAD Corrosion issues .
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  324. Welcome back to the " Home Hearth " Ian .
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  325. From Pop Culture , Americas Police Force is Exclusively Fed on Donuts . A Captive market if ever there was one . Over here we have Donut King . Donuts , Hotdogs and Coffee . Usually in Shopping Mall Food courts .
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  326. There are Videos out there of even Larger Excavators doing Not Dissimilar manoeuvres in Quarry Sites .
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  327. I think the Hilux's had a mixture of , 4-litre Lexus V8 , TRD 4-litre V-6 and Turbo 4's . Mini was a Turbo-Diesel . Little Bombardier a Turbo 3 . And the Trophy Truck things , Who knows ? Although the BLUE one about two/thirds through the Video had a LOTUS ELISE back end on it .🤣.
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  328. Nothing wrong with Dodge Powerwagons Ian .
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  329. New Mexico seems like a " Progressive " place to live . lol . Selling Alcohol over here requires Special Licensing , so , Bottl-O's are usually part of a Hotel . Although SOME larger Supermarkets also sell Booze .
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  330. A Job . ANY Job at all , is something that someone else needs done . As such , willingness to PERFORM that Job DESERVES proper compensation . End of Story . Ultimately that Worker is Selling the Time of their Life , that may well be spent Better doing something else . Needs to be WORTH their while . That Corporate Greed ethos that pervades there , is ALSO why your Education System sucks . An Agenda driven by the BIGGEST Lobbyists , Big Business . Gotta keep " The Masses " ignorant . ESSENTIAL ! If they wake up Armed Revolution will probably ensue .
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  331. Nullabor quite literally means " No Tree " Plain . A good part of the Fuel price is the COST of getting it there , into the middle of nowhere . The big trucks have 1500 odd litres , or more , on board and drive straight across for the most part . Not many cars can . Motorcycles have to PLAN carefully . That Water is The Great Southern Ocean , and that was a Whale . Probably a Humpback or Southern Right .
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  332. It sounds like a Hot Ferrari V-12 . An upsized Formula 1 engine . The V-16s from the " Golden Era " sound best . Auto Unions and BRMs and the like . Don't get me wrong . Sounds great and Purposeful as F--k . But certainly not the Best Sounding .
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  333. The Automatic Transmission thing . ANY " Worlds Dumbest Crook " video you see a Car-Jack in , and they then Flee the scene on Foot because they Jacked a MANUAL , is an America clip . Guaranteed . I believe knowing HOW to operate a Manual SHOULD be mandatory . It COULD save your life , potentially . The " Loud American " is something of a Truism . I am sure you HAVE heard the Saying before . Spain , Southern France , Southern Italy and Greece can get pretty Damn Hot . Not that far from North Africa really . Oh . The Cowboy Hat , Dollar Bills on his Belt Buckle , " We Don't Talk that Funny Talk " DICKHEAD . How Embarrassing for you , Ian . OMG .
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  334. If you are looking for the Best Sounding , you have a BIG job ahead . Auto-Union , The Ferrari's . BRM . Cosworth V-8 . Hella long list to look thru .
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  335. Quad Rotor Wankel Engine . Makes a similar sound to the Old V-12 Ferrari F-1 cars , not surprisingly . Utterly MAD shriek .
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  336. Texas ain't got Shit . Go BIG or go Home . That ANT though ! 29 mm long . One and a Quarter Inches . F a r k . Bite your Leg off .
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  337. I was waiting for the car to Actually Lift . CARAMBA !
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  338.  @HJZ75driver  . No , they are Not .
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  339.  @stevecadman137  . Was NOT a Lazy Axle Prime-Mover . Definite Tandem Drive .
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  340. It looked to me , that he only had a Power-Divider Lock . Three way Locks would would probably have helped there . Most European Tandem Drives use 3-way Locks because of Ice and Snow issues in their Home Market . Standard Equipment . Would make sense to Spec ALL Road-Train Prime-Movers with 3-way Locks . Well Done with the Salvage Boys . Didn't look like you had to split it up . Or was that Edited out ?
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  341. The Uni-Mog didn't raise a sweat . And this being a Demo , they didn't CHOOSE their Path . Real world , the Merc would Poo on the Humvee .
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  342. @olafkunert3714  So , in other words , their Auto Industry is building things or Parts of things that get Sold under SOMEONE ELSES BADGE . Yes ? Australia is in the same position these days . And we don't claim to have an Auto Industry any longer .
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  343.  @Iam-mad  . Yeah , yeah . They are building OTHER PEOPLES DESIGNS under licence . Certainly , plenty of local Jobs , which is good , but nonetheless , not a genuine Domestic Car industry .
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  344.  @Maddog00427  . You thought it said AustRalia , didn't you .
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  345.  @superliegebeest544  . Wrong . Sealed Road . Yes we have plenty of Dirt Roads over here , but NONE on Major corridors .
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  346.  @NavySeal2k  . A Kangaroo is unlikely to Kill you at 100 km/h . May well make a Write-Off out of your Car though . Depends on the Size of the 'Roo . A Tyre failure at 250 , on the other hand............................................................ 100 klicks is WELL within Easy Visual Range . 250 maybe not so much . Zero reaction time available at those speeds .
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  347.  @anon17472  . Also in NSW . On MOTORWAYS and only when Posted . Nationally , in the absence of a Posted Speed , in an Unbuilt Up area , the General Speed Limit is 100 . State Regulatory signage CAN ascribe higher limits in designated areas .
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  348. I suspect the Germans are FAR more serious about Driver Training than you there in the States . You lot consider a D/L a " Right " , whereas they treat it as a " Privilege " , which it IS . Everyone should consider a Drivers Licence a Privilege , earned for Merit . Australia used to have " De-Restrict " zones in remote areas . Sign looked like " Ghostbusters " minus the Ghost . Speeds shown from here on is Km/h . National General " Guideline " in such areas was 140-150 max . Highway Police had Discretion regarding regulation of this . Look Fast and SAFE , left alone . That changed when a " Cannonball " Event got run in the NT , and there was a VERY nasty accident at a Check-point . 5 fatalities . National Limit became 100 .
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  349. Our Beer is 60% higher Alcohol content than most of your Domestic stuff , BTW . Makes American Tourists cheap fun here . Tooheys New is slightly sweeter than VB . Overall VB is the preferred Drop .
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  350. The Old Turbo-Star (Fiat) and Euro-Star (International-Acco) V-8s made the best sound . Better than ANY Scania , Cummins 903 or Cat 3408 . They went like F-CK too . Genuine 100 mph Trucks .
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  351. No . Those WERE V-8's . 18 litres .
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  352. Fiat V-8 . 18 litres .
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  353. Our " Festival of Lights " here , is throwing the Kids in the Car and driving around the District checking out all the Houses that have been Lit Up .
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  354. That was HILARIOUS ! V-8 Supercar would eat a NASCar for breakfast in MOST situations . Tri-Oval is Stock Car country . The Utes or BrUtes as they are known are Hilarious and Taily as...............
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  355. Cops were really pretty good about the whole thing . " James " was as drunk as 10 men . In the States he may have got SHOT .
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  356.  @davidlean8674  . Yep . Australia . And Feds WOULD pass that off as quick as possible . Not really their Jurisdiction . They would CONTAIN , of course , but State Police have to " Process " the Suspect .
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  357.  @suave-rider  . Not on " The Drugs " Bozo . How about You ?
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  358.  @davidlean8674  . OK . Maybe . I live in the Country where that Incident occurred . A different State , though . The " Incident " was kinda funny , BUT , pretty damned serious too . Fact is , those COULD have been Federal Officers , BUT , they would simply Contain the Situation , and call for LOCAL Authorities to " Clean Up " . Police are Police are Police , but have different Jurisdictions .
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  359.  @davidlean8674  . Bloke was FAR too pissed to be successfully " Sarcastic " he was " Deflecting " OK .
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  360. Actually . Australian Police have an Item on their Person , that MUST be with them at ALL Times . It is called a Warrant Card . It is the Police Equivalent of a Military ID . Good Quality Mug-Shot , Date of birth , Rank , and Official SERVICE NUMBER . This Warrant card is the ACTUAL Item that " Warrants" them to act as a Police Officer . NOT the Badge . Citizens are required to Identify at any time to Police , by Law , and Police MUST ALSO present their Warrant Card , on Request , to any Citizen . This is worth knowing about .
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  361. Here in Australia , your " Average " Caravan is towed behind a Family Sedan/Station Wagon . There is the occasional 5th wheel rig . There are , of course , regulations to match the Towed Weight to a Vehicle SUITABLE to the Towed Mass . Australia we Pump and then Pay but the Pay at Pump option is available . Our Signage is fairly straightforward too . And , WE DRIVE ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THE ROAD . lol .
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  362. If LOTS of Americans don't like the Mart of Walls , due to their Corporate Culture , how did they expect to Ram THAT down European throats . Idiots .
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  363. A Falcon of that era , if it's a 351 then it's a Cleveland almost certainly. The 302 was the Windsor . The Tiny Green car was an Austin A-30 and the powder blue car was a Volvo 1800 .
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  364. What he was doing with the Trailer Gates at around 4 minutes was setting up to Load THREE decks from the rear . Of Livestock . Nationally , Road-Trains are restricted to 90 km/h . Even if " Pressing On " the Trucks are ALL Speed limited to 100 . No 85/90 mph Trucks in Australia , LEGALLY . And there are HUGE fines for Speed Limiter tampering and potential Jail time .
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  365. 1.09 Seconds Faster , on a SINGLE LAP , is a Slam Dunk , Thanks for comin' , Ass Kicking .
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  366. Near the Beginning of your Clip , there is a Guy , with a Black Beard , obviously in a Pit Garage watching on a Screen BIG Smile on his face . That was John Bowe ( pronounced Bow to the Audience ) . Pole-sitter until THIS ! Another Legendary Driver in this series .
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  367. Fun Fact . A Hurricane and a Cyclone spin in Opposite Directions . THAT is the Distinction in the name . TRUE . Opposed Coriolis Force . North vs South . Japan would call that same Storm a Typhoon . Again North Half of the Planet . Interesting . No idea about THAT distinction , other than Culture . Tick mark for YES . Cross Mark for NO . Check simply says , This has been looked at . And America was OUTVOTED on this one , Ian . That was Fun . Bunch of Cool Youngsters , and their CURRENT version of their Native Dialectics of the English Language . Cheers from OZ .
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  368. The Light Bar was displaying Go LEFT arrows at the Prick Dawdling in the Fast Lane at the 2.00 mark . U-turns are permitted in Some circumstances . Too much to explain here . Rules vary State to State . The Little Red Ute was a Datsun 1200 Ute . Or maybe even Datsun 1000 . And yes that area was NSW . Just North of Sydney .
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  369. Awesome bit of Kit , aren't they Ian .
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  370. F-1 could never run there due to lack of run-off areas . NASCar not either . Lack of Brakes . It's a great Motorcycle circuit however . Back in the Early 80's Bathurst WAS a bike meet , during Easter long weekend . One year the Police were VERY heavy handed . Started flipping Tents in the FAMILY area , off to the side of the Top Paddock . Out of the way . The Patch Clubs got involved and kicked them OUT . Basically War broke out . The Police barricaded themselves in their Compound . Shitting . Next year the Event was Permanently Cancelled as a result . N.S.W. Police , the best money could Buyyyyyyy .
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  371. 5 bangers DO sound cool . And that thing ? ................ F . U . C . # . ! ! !
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  372. Dr Zeuss , a Children's Book Author and Animator , played with THIS issue when I was a Kid . 62 yr old NOW . Story called " Green Eggs and Ham " . Yes , Zeuss IS spelt correctly . Story about PREJUDICES . Prejudices in GENERAL . SMOKED Salmon is Red , the rest is POSSIBLY Pink , more likely greyish white . And Apples come in a Myriad of colours , Never heard of Apple Green ? Actually , Oranges are Generally speaking GREEN on the Tree and Ripen to an Orange colour , once PICKED . Timing for Market crucial here . Small window . Food Dyes ARE common enough , but , honestly , the Less the Better . Most are really about Market presentation . Nothing more .
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  373.  @pikeman316  . I think You are thinking of the Nissan EXA and ET-Turbo cars . 1.5 Turbo Pocket Rockets . And the ET was the Better one . 5 door Hatch with Disc Brakes all round .
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  374. That Scoop , sticking through the Bonnet , is the REASON these XY Falcon 351's were referred to as " Shakers " . That , YES , a Valiant Charger , only has a 4.3 litre , 265cid , Six cylinder Hemi in it . Those went well , but , no-show against a 351 Clevo .
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  375.  @greghansell5115  . Which ones ?
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  376. We'll cure that Arachnophobia yet .
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  377. You should Google up " Bird Eating Spider " Ian . Now THOSE are Huge , and Docile . Or the Funny and CUTE AF Jumping Spider . Those are Tiny and Friendly .
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  378.  @jimlouter2254 . What ? Burning clutch.............
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  379.  @alisonholland7531  . Jo Tracy RIDES her broom . Has a Funny Hat to go with it............
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  380. No Cigarettes in U.S. , just Bongs....................🤣.
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  381. Cringe worthy stuff right there .🤣🤣🤣🤣🙃
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  382.  @flamingfrancis  Yep . Mick Simmons was the Specialty Chain Store of their time for Outdoor and Hunting . Also most Farmers had Firearms i the day , for " Varmint " control etc .
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  383.  @zeropoint546  . What's " Idiotic " about it ? I am betting your Bolt action takes .308 originally . Exact same Bore size . Your standard Automatics assault weapons take 7.62 or 5.56 and then there are the smaller Ingram or Uzi type weapons that use 9mm Pistol rounds . Standard or HP . Those specs don't PRECLUDE hunting rifles that also use such rounds , so your Logic , or lack there of , is back to front .
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  384.  @zeropoint546  . 7.62 and 5.56 Copper Jacket I would assume that meant .
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  385. Mick Simmons . Specialty Firearms and Outdoor Equipment Shops from back when .
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  386. The Bulk of these Items are less relevant here in Oz . Although we do have Student Loans for TERTIARY Education . Education here used to be totally Free . Main thing a VPN is used for is side-stepping Region Blocks on the Web , to watch content that isn't available WHERE you are . You want to be truly Secret you have to learn how to MAKE a Fake ISP . And never use the same one twice .
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  387. It couldn't possibly be that Americans are Fat and Lazy , could it ? Could it...................? There ARE V-4's . Just because you don't SEE any in the States , doesn't mean they don't exist .
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  388. Anecdotally , I hear that U.S. stores are so Anal about the " No Sitting " thing that even Pregnant Cashiers are denied a Stool . Just WRONG , if true . Gender Reveal Party : " We are having a Female , Non-Binary Trans-sexual.............." . Yeah , WHO CARES , just have a Healthy Baby .
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  389.  @MatthewC137  . The Mall Crawlers have Lighter Chassis' , 4 wheel independent suspension which limits articulation and Ground clearance over obstacles . The Portal Axles have been deleted which ALSO reduces clearance . An OLD G-Wagen had a locking Centre and Rear diff and didn't depend on sophisticated Electronics for Traction . New ones are NOT vehicles I would even consider if I was going Really Remote . A fried Resistor or Capacitor could EASILY leave you " Right up Shit Creek " , and in danger of DYING out there . Land Rover have gone down the SAME idiot path . I blame the EPA for a lot of the B/S rigs being built now .
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  390. This is what Happens , when Austria builds a Land Rover . Yes , Austria . PCH was the Austrian builders badge . The New " Mall Crawlers " have VERY little in common with these " Old Girls " . Early ones were almost ALL diesels . There have been Heaps of different Engines in them . i-4's , I-5's , I-6's , a V-6 , V-8's and even a V-12 . Portal Axles on Solid diffs were offered on MANY Models . The New ones are 4 wheel Independent . Truly a Soft roader SUV .
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  391. These Gentlemen were Genius' . The Absolute MASTERS of " Deadpan Satire " . No-One else has come close to their Standard .
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  392.  @samuelsutton8299  . Yes ! True . . Long trailer is easier . Those shitty little 6x4 box trailers , by the time you see it , it's too late .
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  393. I still think the Best case of " Dumb American " I have ever heard was : American Tourist , somewhere in Europe . Thought the place was " Pretty Nice , but would be better if there weren't so many Foreigners " . Maybe I should have written that in Australianese , for the Dumb People .
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  394. Yep . Melbourne Tram district ONLY . This is SO important that even Drivers form the other States DO get a " Heads-Up " about this . It actually isn't that difficult once you " Adapt " . NB : The Red Light ALSO applies to the Trams . They also obey . Sydney dweller here .
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  395.  @redxfleetfleet7232 . Yeah , we have the same for Buses at certain intersections . Nonetheless RED applies to everyone .
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  396.  @rawfish_8.3 . Yeah realised later . Mis-keyed when writing . I didn't realise they had done English versions , however . Never found one .
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  397. Yes , that's what I would have said too . Hella COOL .
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  398.  @eS._Te . What ? GOD NO !
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  399.  @FaithlessDeviant . Thought the SAME .
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